Kretek Producers Want the Ease of Export: http://kalimantan.bisnis.com/read/20171027/447/703440/industri-rokok-produsen-kretek-inginkan-kemudahan-ekspor/27 October 2017

Kretek producers ask the government to fight for export convenience as compensation of excise tax increase next year. According to the Secretary General of the Association of Indonesian Cigarette Manufacturers, Hasan Aoni Aziz, the government should encourage the ease of export of cigarettes. The average excise tax increase of 10.04% next year, will further erode the domestic kretek market. Kretek producers are worried about the impact of the increase in the tax on the decline in sales value.

The Central Bureau of Statistics recorded the export value of tobacco processing industry products reached US $ 802.89 million in the period from January to September this year. The export value is 12.91% higher than the same period in 2016 worth US $ 710.91 million. Kretek products became the largest contributor in tobacco product exports, which amounted to US $ 607.45 million.

Government Will Work on Cigarette Industry To Hit State Losses: http://www.ekon.go.id/news/2012/09/26/pemerintah-akan-benahi-industri-rokok-guna-menekan-kerugian-negara/26 September 2012

Director of Monitoring and Enforcement, Directorate of Customs and Excise, Ministry of Finance said the cigarette tax violations by the trend was a decrease, and the offense is quite small, only about 0.05 percent of the cigarette tax revenue targets. However, Customs will continue to enhance the potential is still to be unattainable. One is to limit the tobacco industry, with factory area dictated by the amount of production.

Given this rule, the cigarette industry, which is less than 200 meters should merge with others. In addition, the PMK No.. 191 will also avoid deception by the tobacco companies, the article in order to avoid a high excise tax they would split the company, this is no longer possible.

Based on the survey conducted, due to the state cigarette excise stamps perlanggaran in 2011-2012 suffered losses of about Rp.412 billion to Rp.596 billion, or about 0.52 to 0.75 percent of all 2012 tax revenue target of Rp.79 trillion. Violation of the cigarette excise tax by the manufacturer is not listed is the largest contributor to the losses suffered by the state. Of this group, the dominant contributor to losses is the class of Kretek Cigarette Machine (SKM).